Horrible Mutilation of Historic Cedar

[UnityArborist]

I have never heard of anything so bizarre and awful. Here is the story from the local paper; http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/22516649-41/story.csp

Well, 150 years from now there will be four billion illegal Mexicans in the US so about 700 of them will probably just jump on a tree like a bunch of termites and chew it down. Each one receiving fifty cents.

I didn't agree with mckeetree's words when I read them a few days ago but this is startlingly close to what he said. Only there were machetes involved and the pay off was for wreath making material.

Eugene Oregon lost a great old tree, that had a lot more potential, to a bunch of fools.

 

[treeclimber101]

Who had permission , any half cut tree looks like a mutilation and if the tree was that treasured shouldn't the tenants know a little .. Black white or otherwise sounds like a problem for the homeowners to deal with each on and not a race issue...

 

[treevet]

Sounds like the much respected art of "POLLARDING" has been learned by these Mexicans. It is a centuries old art practiced in Europe that has been recently popularized in this country.

Jomoco describes it in detail in another thread and will likely be on here in short order to defend this professional pruning practice.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I'll defend true pollarding any day, this was an illiterate hack job; quite literally because the guy used a machete.

Nath Speary is a good guy, so I guess the tree must have been mutilated for him to recommend removal.

 

[treevet]

I'll defend true pollarding any day, this was an illiterate hack job; quite literally because the guy used a machete.

That was sarcasm. Not much difference in this and topping, a difference he and I had on another forum.

All kinds of injustices suffered by trees. Makes sense to cut back all the hack cuts to laterals and see if the tree survives this. Must be a very large tree based on the prices involved. How about a picture?

 

[Taxmantoo]

Who had permission , any half cut tree looks like a mutilation and if the tree was that treasured shouldn't the tenants know a little .. Black white or otherwise sounds like a problem for the homeowners to deal with each on and not a race issue...

I'd say the dipstick tenant who told Diaz to cut the tree owes the landlord a new tree. It can be a growing/learning experience for him, he went to college to learn, right?
What's it cost for the biggest thing a tree spade can transplant, $5000 or so?

 

[jomoco]

From the picture it appears the tree in question has been topped previously about 8-10 years ago by some scoundrels.

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/22516649-41/story.csp

That particular tree has little good to say about arborists whatsoever, no doubt!

You'd think a smart old certified veteran like TV, who knows so much more about trees than us lowly uncertified hacks, would have enough brains to click on the photo link of the article?

Ok TV, shigo says you may click on the article's photo link.

jomoco

 

[treevet]

You'd think a smart old certified veteran like TV, who knows so much more about trees than us lowly uncertified hacks, ?
jomoco

Don't "know so much more about trees than (US) lowly uncertified hacks".......just "uncertified hack"....YOU

 

[Boa07]

I'll defend true pollarding any day, this was an illiterate hack job; quite literally because the guy used a machete.

Nath Speary is a good guy, so I guess the tree must have been mutilated for him to recommend removal.

JPS I'm sure you are right about Mr Speary, however the tree looks like anything but a removal to me, I would expected a tree that size and relative young age to survive such an event, even without follow up remedial care..(which it should get).

Maybe some other underlying health problems that compound the injury?

 

[treeclimber101]

Why rush and remove the tree , I've seen worse last a long time and the order of business should be repair , and only if need be trim it to the ground..

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

JPS I'm sure you are right about Mr Speary, however the tree looks like anything but a removal to me, I would expected a tree that size and relative young age to survive such an event, even without follow up remedial care..(which it should get).

I do not know the species, so i will have to take others prognosis. maybe it is an aesthetic loss for the owner.